Advocacy

Take Action!

Public policy is critical to ensuring that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can live fully inclusive and productive lives within the community. At the Arc of Monmouth we are proud to be engaged in advocacy and education pertaining to improving the lives of those with IDD. Each year, we send representatives to attend the Disability Policy Summit in Washington DC and coordinate with The Arc of The United States to navigate public policy involving those with IDD. We cannot do all of this alone however. It is the strong community behind people with IDD that has made any progress possible. And we hope you will join that community! 

Protect Medicaid!

Right now, Congress is debating huge budget cuts to Medicaid. On the table are proposals that take away health care and disability services for those who need them the most. Millions of people with disabilities get their health insurance through Medicaid—and for kids, it’s often the only coverage that meets their needs.

Join the thousands of people who are mobilizing to defend Medicaid!

Be a Self-Advocate

There is no voice more powerful in disability advocacy than those who are themselves disabled. If you have an intellectual or developmental disability, The Arc of Monmouth encourages you to be a self-advocate. The Arc of New Jersey runs The New Jersey Self-Advocacy Project (NJSAP) to challenge individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to become involved in events, legislative policies, and issues that affect their lives or lives of others with disabilities. 

NJSAP conducts trainings and leadership seminars for self-advocates and group advisors across the state as well as public outreach initiatives and educating elected officials on issues of importance to people with IDD.

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